UNIVERSITY  OF   CALIFORNIA 
College  of  agriculture 

BERKELEY,   CALIFORNIA 


Agricultural  Experiment  Station 

E.  J.  WiCKSON,  Director 


CIRCULAR   NO.  77 


(May,  1912) 


UNIVERSITY   FARM    SCHOOL 

DAVIS,  CALIFORNIA 


Three -Year  Course  in  Agriculture 


Announcements  for  1912-13 


UNIVERSITY  OF  CALIFORNIA  PRESS 
BERKELEY 


Benjamin  Ide  Wheeler,  Ph.D.,  LL.D.,  President  of  the  University. 
Edward  James  Wickson,  M.A.,  Dean,  College  of  Agriculture. 


FACULTY  UNIVERSITY   FARM   SCHOOL 
(1911-12) 


Administration. 

Leroy  Anderson,  M.S. A.,  Ph.D. 

Superintendent. 
Arthur  M.  Cleghorn,  P. A., 

Principal. 
Roger  M.  Roberts,  B.S.A., 

Business  Manager. 
Mrs.  Kate  Fizell, 

Matron. 

Animal  Industry. 

Howard  Phillips,  R.S.A. 
James  I.  Thompson,  B.S.A. 
O.  D.  Baker. 

Botany  and  Horticulture. 
F.  H.  Bolster,  B.A. 
Emil  Grauel. 

Chemistry. 

Amos  J.  Gaumnitz,  M.S. 

Dairy  Industry. 

Leon  M.  Davis,  B.S. 
Emil  H.  Hagemann. 
Harrison  A.  Rueiie,  B.S. 
Henry  L.  Hurst. 


Drawing,  Carpentry  and  Forging. 
Ross  C.  L\<;rim. 

English  and  History. 

Arthur  M.  Cleghorn,  B.A. 

Irrigation. 

Samuel  H.  Beckett,  B.S. 

Mathematics,  Phi/sirs  and  Surveying. 
(  !harles  M.  Titus,  M.A. 

Physiology  and  Hygiene. 
William  E.  Bates,  M.D. 

Veterinary  Science. 

F.  M.  Hayes,  D.V.M. 

Viticulture. 

Frederick  Flossfp^der. 

Librarian. 

Margaret  E.  Mayrerry,  B.A. 


THE    UNIVERSITY   FARM 

The  University  Farm  is  situated  near  the  town  of  Davis  in  Yolo 
County,  thirteen  miles  west  of  Sacramento.  At  Davis  is  the  junction  of 
the  Overland  and  Shasta  main  lines  of  the  Southern  Pacific  railroad. 
The  Farm  adjoins  the  town  on  the  west,  and  lies  along  the  north  bank 
of  Putah  Creek:  it  consists  of  780  acres  of  fine  valley  land.  The 
Legislature  of  1905  provided  for  the  selection  and  purchase  of  the 
land,  and  vested  the  title  to  it  in  the  Regents  of  the  University  of 
California,  with  directions  that  it  should  be  used  for  instruction  and 
experimental  work  in  agriculture  under  the  supervision  of  the  College 
of  Agriculture.  At  each  regular  session  since  1905  the  Legislature 
has  made  generous  appropriations  for  improvements,  buildings,  equip- 
ment and  support. 


ANIMAL    INDUSTRY    BUILDING 

All  experimental  work  is  conducted  by  the  Agricultural  Experi- 
ment Station  of  the  University;  it  is  supported  partly  by  state  appro- 
priations, partly  by  appropriations  of  the  federal  government.  The 
results  of  these  experiments  are  published  among  the  bulletins  of  the 
Experiment  Station,  with  the  results  of  other  experiments  conducted 
elsewhere  in  the  state.  Bulletins  of  the  Experiment  Station  are  sent 
free  to  applicants  who  are  citizens  of  the  state.  Persons  desiring  these 
bulletins,  or  information  concerning  the  work  of  the  Experiment 
Station  should  address  the 

Director,  Agricultural  Experiment  Station, 

Berkeley,  California. 


In  order  to  make  the  Farm  and  its  equipment  as  useful  as  possible 
for  purposes  of  instruction,  three  groups  of  courses  are  given,  suited 
to  the  needs  of  three  different  kinds  of  students.    They  are  as  follows : 

(1)  Elective  courses  in  the  College  of  Agriculture.  These  are 
given  at  the  Farm  to  avoid  the  necessity  of  duplicating  at  Berkeley 
the  Farm  equipment;  but  they  are  open  only  to  persons  registered 
at  Berkeley  as  students  of  the  University.  Information  concerning 
them  may  be  obtained  by  writing  to  the 

Dean  of  the  College  of  Agriculture, 

Berk e I e y,  (1al ifo rnia. 

(2)  Short  courses  for  practical  farmers.  These  are  given  during 
October  and  November  each  year.  They  are  short  and  compact,  each 
course  dealing  with  a  single  phase  of  agriculture,  so  that  busy  men 
who  wish  to  attend  them  need  not  be  away  from  their  business  for 
more  than  a  brief  time.  The  short  courses  are  not  open  to  students 
under  eighteen  years  of  age.  A  descriptive  circular  is  issued  each 
year  in  July,  and  will  be  mailed  upon  request.  For  information, 
address 

Superintendent,  University  Farm  Schools, 

Berkeley,  California. 

(3)  The  University  Farm  School;  a  three  years'  course  for  young 
men  over  sixteen  years  of  age.  This  course  aims  to  give  a  scientific 
basis  for  general  agriculture.  Mature  students  may  be  permitted  to 
take  up  special  lines  of  work  which  they  are  fitted  to  pursue.  It  is 
the  purpose  of  this  circular  to  describe  in  some  detail  the  work  of 
the  University  Farm  School.    If  further  information  is  desired,  address 

Principal,  University  Farm  School, 

Davis,  California. 


POULTRY   PLANT 


CALENDAR    1912-13-14 

1912  May  10  Commencement  Day. 

May  11  Annual  Picnic. 

Sept.  20-23  First  semester  opens. 

Sept.  20  Entrance  examinations. 

Sept.  21  Registration  day. 

Sept.  23  Class  work  begins. 


Dec.    20 
1913  Jan.      5 


Christmas  recess. 


Jan.      6  Class  work  resumed. 

Jan.    25-31  Examination  week. 

Feb.     1-3  Second  semester  opens. 

Feb.      1  Registration  day. 

Feb.     3  Class  work  begins. 

May  17  Annual  Picnic. 

May  23  Commencement  Day. 

Sept.  19-22  First  semester  opens. 

Sept.  19  Entrance  examinations. 

Sept.  20  Registration  day. 

Sept.  22  Class  work  begins. 

Dec.    19  ) 

1911  Jan.      4  \  Christmas  reeess- 

Jan.      5  Class  work  resumed. 

Jan.    24-30  Examination  week. 


Jan.    31 
Feb.      2 


Second  semester  opens. 

Jan.    31  Registration  day. 

Feb.     2  Class  work  begins. 

May  16  Annual  Picnic. 

May  22  Commencement  Day. 

Sept.  18-21  First  semester  opens. 

Sept.  18  Entrance  examinations. 

Sept.  1^  Registration  day. 

Sept.  21  Class  work  begins. 


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UNIVERSITY  FARM   SCHOOL 

The  University  Farm  School  opened  for  instruction  in  January, 
1909.  Its  purpose  is  to  furnish  technical  training  in  agriculture  to 
young  men  who  do  not  wish,  or  do  not  feel  able,  to  pursue  a  college 
course.  The  regular  course  of  study  is  for  three  years;  it  does  not 
fulfill  the  requirements  for  entrance  to  college.  The  school  year  is 
divided  into  two  semesters  of  about  four  months  each.  The  first 
semester  opens  about  September  20  and  closes  late  in  January;  the 


MAIN  POULTRY   BUILDING 


second  semester  opens  about  February  1  and  closes  late  in  May. 
Instruction  begins  promptly  at  the  beginning  of  each  semester; 
students  are  expected  to  be  present  on  the  first  day  and  to  remain 
until  the  close.  A  fee  of  two  dollars  is  required  of  every  student 
who  applies  for  registration  at  any  other  time  than  the  date  specified 
in  the  calendar. 

The  chief  object  of  the  course  is  to  give  students  an  understanding 
of  the  natural  laws  which  govern  plant  and  animal  production,  and 
of  the  best  methods  of  agricultural  practice.  The  first  year  is 
devoted  largely  to  training  in  the  fundamental  sciences,  a  knowledge 
of  which  is  essential  to  intelligent  study  of  the  technical  problems  of 
agriculture.  During  the  second  and  third  years  a  study  is  made  of 
all  the  more  important  branches  of  agriculture  which  are  followed  in 
this  state.  A  large  proportion  of  the  work  is  done  in  laboratory,  field 
and  shop.  Most  of  the  time  is  given  to  technical  subjects ;  but  English 
and  practical  mathematics  are  studied  throughout  the  course,  while 


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some  work  in  history,  civics  and  economics  is  also  included.  For 
details  of  the  course  of  study  and  the  study  schedule  for  1912-13, 
see  pp.  12-20. 

The  basis  of  entrance  to  the  Farm  School  is  ability  to  pursue 
Avith  profit  the  assigned  course  of  study,  and  to  maintain  the  prescribed 
standard  of  class  excellence.  Applicants  are  not  admitted  below  the 
age  of  sixteen  years;  they  are  required  to  pass  entrance  examinations 
in  English  composition  and  arithmetic,  Intrants  will  not  be  admitted 
to  full  standing  until  after  satisfactory  completion  of  one  semester's 
work. 


DAIRY    BUILDING 


While  any  young  man  who  has  passed  the  county  examinations  for 
a  grammar  school  certificate  should  be  able  to  carry  on  the  regular 
course  of  study,  prospective  students  are  strongly  recommended  to 
spend  at  least  a  year  in  a  good  high  school  before  coming  to  the  Farm 
School.  Those  who  have  done  two  years'  satisfactory  work  in  high 
school  can  generally  complete  the  Farm  School  course  in  two  years. 
But  no  one  should  come  to  the  school  with  the  expectation  that  its 
course  of  study  is  easier  than  that  of  a  high  school.  The  opposite 
is  the  case.  While  to  many  persons  the  work  is  more  interesting,  it 
is  also  more  exacting;  and  no  one  who  has  failed  to  meet  the  require- 
ments of  a  high  school  is  likely  to  succeed  at  the  Farm  School.  It  is 
further  recommended  that  applicants  for  admission  should  have  had 
at  least  a  year 's  experience  of  country  life  before  coming  to  the  school. 

Evidence  of  good  moral  character  is  required  from  every  applicant ; 
also  a  satisfactory  recommendation  from  the  school  last  attended. 
Students  are  required  to  abstain  from  the  use  of  tobacco  on  the  Farm. 


The  conduct  of  gentlemen  is  expected  from  them  at  all  times.  Those 
who  lack  earnestness,  or  whose  actions  or  influence  are  not  in  harmony 
with  the  purposes  of  the  school,  may  be  dismissed  at  any  time. 

In  accordance  with  a  rule  of  the  University  of  California,  which 
applies  also  to  the  University  Farm,  every  applicant  is  required  to 
present  a  satisfactory  vaccination  certificate  or  to  submit  to  vaccina- 
tion until  protected. 

Applications  for  admission  should  be  accompanied  by  the  necessary 
credentials.  They  should  be  sent  to  the  Principal  so  as  to  reach  him, 
if  possible,  before  September  1.  Arrangements  for  board  and  room 
on  the  Farm  should  also  be  made  in  advance. 


FARM    COTTAGE 

Two  large  dormitories  and  a  dining-hall.  all  heated  by  steam,  pro- 
vide rooms  and  board  on  the  Farm  for  about  150  students.  So  far 
as  they  can  be  accommodated  in  these  buildings,  all  out-of-town 
students  are  expected  to  live  on  the  Farm.  Dormitory  rooms  are 
supplied  with  all  necessary  furniture :  rug.  bed  with  mattress  and 
pillow,  dresser,  study-table  and  chairs.  Bed  linen  and  blankets  must 
be  brought  by  the  student ;  he  should  have  two  double  blankets,  two 
pairs  of  sheets,  three  pillow-cases,  and  hand  and  bath  towels ;  also 
a  laundry  bag.  Laundering  of  the  bed-linen  and  towels  is  done  by 
the  school :  to  avoid  loss  and  confusion  each  student  should  have  all 
his  linen  plainly  marked  with  his  full  name.  Napkins  are  furnished 
and  laundered  for  boarders  at  the  dining-hall;  each  student  should 
bring  a  napkin-ring  plainly  marked  with  his  name.  Dormitory 
residents  will  find  it  convenient  to  have  a  bathrobe. 

To  promote  economical  administration  and  to  keep  the  cost  of 
accommodations  as  low  as  practicable  for  all.  students  will  not  be 
received  as  boarders  or  roomers  for  a  shorter  period  than  one  semester. 


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Students  who  leave  school  before  the  close  of  the  semester  will  be 
charged  only  for  the  time  they  were  actually  in  the  school. 

Students  who  live  in  the  dormitories  are  subject  to  reasonable  rules 
of  house  discipline,  administered  by  student  officers  under  the  super- 
vision of  a  resident  instructor.  The  buildings  are  under  the  care  of 
a  matron.  Each  dormitory  has  a  large,  comfortably  furnished  living- 
room  for  the  common  use  of  all  its  residents.  The  social  life  of  the 
school  centers  about  the  dormitories,  and  the  close  association  of 
dormitory  life  is  itself  a  powerful  educative  force. 


FARM    COTTAGE 

It  will  be  of  interest  to  parents  to  prospective  students  to  know 
that  by  an  act  of  the  Legislature  of  1911  the  sale  of  intoxicating 
liquors  within  three  miles  of  the  University  Farm  is  prohibited. 

An  association  has  been  formed  by  the  students  of  the  Farm  School 
for  the  support  and  control  of  all  student  activities.  This  organization 
is  gradually  developing  along  lines  leading  to  student  self-government. 
Its  athletic  branch  arranges  for  interscholastic  contests  in  various 
field  sports,  and  the  Farm  athletic  teams  have  earned  a  reputation 
for  clean  and  sportsmanlike  behavior.  A  student  paper,  Agricola,  is 
published  annually,  at  the  close  of  the  school  year.  Dances  and  other 
social  diversions,  are  provided  from  time  to  time,  and  other  activities 
will  spring  up  with  the  growth  of  the  school.  It  is  hoped  that  every 
student  will  join  the  Associated  Students,  and  take  an  active  interest 
in  its  work.  Such  participation  constitutes  an  essential  part  of  the 
training  offered  by  the  school. 

A  limited  opportunity  to  earn  part  of  their  expenses  by  labor  about 
the  Farm  School  may  be  offered  to  earnest  students  who  are  good 


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workers.  In  general  there  is  not  enough  work  which  can  be  done 
conveniently  by  students  to  supply  the  demand  for  it.  Students  should 
not  come  to  the  school  expecting  to  earn  a  large  part  of  their  expenses. 
The  expenditure  of  very  much  time  in  this  way  defeats  its  own  object, 
by  taking  too  much  of  the  student's  interest  from  the  proper  work  of 
the  school. 

The  rent  of  dormitory  rooms  is  about  $6  per  month,  varying  some- 
what with  the  location  and  size  of  the  room,  number  of  occupants,  etc. 
Board  in  the  dining-hall  is  $20  per  month.  No  rebate  can  be  made 
for  meals  missed,  unless  the  student  is  necessarily  absent  for  a  week 
or  more ;  in  such  cases  the  loss  will  be  shared  equally  with  the  student. 


PLANTING  ABOUT  CREAMERY 


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Tuition  is  free  at  the  University  Farm  School.  To  help  meet  the 
cost  of  materials  actually  used  up  by  students  in  class  *oom  and 
laboratory,  a  small  incidental  fee  is  charged  each  student.  This  fee 
is  $5  per  semester  for  residents  of  this  state,  $15  per  semester  for 
non-residents. 

At  the  beginning  of  each  semester,  all  students  are  required  to 
make  two  small  deposits.  One  of  these,  amounting  to  $5,  is  a  deposit 
against  breakage  of  apparatus  used  in  any  of  the  classes.  A  deposit 
of  $3  is  also  required  of  each  dormitory  resident,  to  pay  for  possible 
damage  to  his  room  or  furniture,  or  to  the  building.  The  unused  part 
of  these  deposits  will  be  returned  two  weeks  after  the  close  of  each 
semester. 

Books  and  regular  school  supplies  cost  from  $15  to  $25  per  year. 
Special  clothing,  such  as  white  suits  for  the  creamery  and  overalls  and 
jumpers  for  field  and  laboratory  work,  costs  about  $1  per  suit.  The 
total  expense  of  an  eight  months  year  need  not  exceed  $250. 


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COURSE    OF    STUDY    1912-13 


First 

Year 

First  Semester 

Second  Semester 

Exercises 

Exercises 

Subjects 

pei 

•  week 

Subjects 

per  week 

Botany 

2 

(3) 

Botany 

2 

(3) 

Chemistry 

2 

(2) 

Chemistry 

2 

(2) 

English 

4 

English 

4 

Mathematics 

5 

Mathematics 

5 

Carpentry 

(3) 

Forging 

(3) 

Drawing 

(2) 

Farm  Mechanics 

(2) 

Hygiene 

1 

Second 

Hygiene 
Year 

1 

Chemistry 

2 

(2) 

Chemistry 

2 

(2) 

English 

3 

English 

3 

History 

3 

History 

3 

Mathematics 

4 

Mathematics 

4 

Horticulture 

2 

(1) 

Horticulture 

2 

(1) 

Animal  Industry 

2 

(2) 

Animal  Industry 

2 

(2) 

Milk  Testing 

3 

(1) 
Third 

Creamery  Practice 
Year 

3 

(1) 

{Required) 

{lie  quired) 

English 

3 

English 

Q 

Civics 

3 

Economics 

3 

Irrigation  and  Surveying 

2 

(3) 

Farm  Machine ry 

2 

(3) 

Farm  Accounts 

(1) 

Horticultural  Elective  Group 


Soils  and  Farm  Crops 

Horticulture 

Viticulture 


Feeding 

Stock  Management 
iSoils  and  Farm  Crops 
Milk  Production 


(2) 
(2) 
(1) 


Horticulture 
Viticulture 


Animal   Industry  Elective   Group 

Feeding 

Stock  Management 

Soils  and  Farm  Crops 

Breeding 

Veterinarv  Science 


(1) 
(2) 


2 

(4) 

Q 

(3) 

2 

1 

(1) 

2 

(2) 

2 

1 

(2) 

(Figures  in  parentheses  indicate  the  number  of  laboratory,  field  or  shop  exer- 
cises, which  are  of  double  length.) 

Advanced  elective  work  in  dairy  industry  and  in  poultry  husbandry  may  be 
arranged,  if  there  are  enough  students  who  desire  it  to  form  a  class. 


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SCHEDULE   OF   RECITATIONS 
First  Year 

Tuesday  Wednesday  Thursday 


Friday 


8 

:15 

Hygiene 

9 

:00 

Mathemati 

es 

1A 

Mathematics 

IB 

Mathematics  1b 

Mathematics  1a 

Mathematics  1 

9 

:45 

Mathemati 
Botany  B 

cs 

lA 

Mathematics 
Botany  A 

IB 

Mathematics 

lA 

Mathematics  1a 
Botany  B 

Mathematics  1 
Botany  A 

10 

:30 

Chemistry 

A 

Chemistry  B 

Chemistry  B 

Chemistry  A 

11 

:15 

English  1 

English  1 

English  1 

English  l 

Assembly 

1 

:00 

Carpentry 
Botany  B 

A 

Drawing  A 
Chemistry  B 

Carpentry  A 
Botany  B 

Drawing  A 
Chemistry  B 

Carpentry  A 
Botany  B 

2 

:00 

Carpentry 
Botany  B 

A 

Drawing  A 
Chemistry  B 

Carpentry  A 
Botany  B 

Drawing  A 
Chemistry  B 

Carpentry  A 
Botany  B 

3 

:00 

Botany  A 

Chemistry  A 

Botany  A 

Chemistry  A 

Botany  A 

Carpentry 

B 

Drawing  B 

Carpentry  B 

Drawing  B 

Carpentry  B 

4; 

:00 

Botany  A 

Chemistry  A 

Botany  B 

Chemistry  A 

Botany  A 

Carpentri- 

B 

Drawing  B 

Carpentry  B 

Drawing  B 

Carpentry  B 

During  second   semester  change    Carpentry  to  Forging. 

"        Drawing  to   Farm  Mechanics. 


Second  Year 


8:15 

Dairy 

Dairy 

Dairy 

9:00 

English  2 

English  2 

History 

History 

9:45 

Breeds 

English  2 

History 

Breeds 

10:30 

Chemistry 

A 

Mathematics  2 

Mathematics  2 

Chemistry  A 

11:15 

Horticultu 

re  2 

Mathematics  2 

Horticulture  2 

Mathematics  2 

ASSEMBLY 

1:00 

Stock  Jndj 

?ing 

Horticulture  2a 

Dairy  Prac.  A 

Horticulture  2b 

Stock  Judgin 

Dairy  Prac.  B 

Stock  Judging  Horticulture  2a       Dairy  Prac.  A  Horticulture  2B       Stock  Judging 

Dairy  Prac.  B 


3:00 


Chemistry  A 
Dairy  Prac.  B 

Chemistry  A 


Dairy  Prac.  A 


Chemistry  A 


Chemistry  A 


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Monday 

8:15  Viticulture 

9:00  Feeding 

9:45 

10:30  Irrigation 

11:15  English  3 

1:00  Soils,  etc. 

2:00  Soils,  etc. 

3:00  Horticultures 

4:00  Horticultures 


Third  Year 

—First  Semester 

Tuesday 

Wednesday 

Thursday 

Friday 

Milk  Produc. 

Viticulture 

Milk  Produc. 

Viticulture 

Soils,  etc. 

Feeding 

Soils,  etc. 

Farm  Accounts 

Horticulture  3 

Stock  Man'm't 

Horticulture  3 

Farm  Accounts 

English  3 

Irrigation 

Civics 

Farm  Accounts 

English  3 

Civics 

Civics 

Assembly 

Irrigation 

Irrigation 

Stock  Man'm't 
Viticulture 

Soils,  etc. 

Irrigation 

Irrigation 

Stock  Man'm't 
Viticulture 

Soils,  etc. 

Horticulture  3 

Irrigation 

Stock  Man'm't 

Horticulture  3 

Irrigation 

8:15  Viticulture 

9:00  Feeding 

9:45  Soils,  etc. 

10  :30  Farm  Machin. 

11:15  English  3 

1:00       Soils,  etc. 
Viticulture 

2:00       Soils,  etc. 
Viticulture 

3:00       Horticultures 
Veterinary  Sc. 

4:00       Horticultures 
Veterinary  Sc. 


Third  Year- 

Breeding 
Veterinary  Sc. 
Horticulture  3 
English  3 
English  3 
Farm  Machin. 

Farm  Machin. 

Horticulture  3 
Veterinary  Sc. 

Horticulture  3 
Veterinary  Sc. 


-Second  Semester 

Viticulture  Breeding 

Feeding 

Stock  Man'm't 


Economics 
Farm  Machin. 


Farm  Machin. 


Farm  Machin. 


Farm  Machin. 


Horticulture  3 

Economics 

Economics 

Stock  Man'm't 
Viticulture 

Stock  Man'm't 
Viticulture 

Stock  Man'm't 
Viticulture 

Viticulture 


Viticulture 

Soils,  etc. 

Farm  Machin. 

Assembly 

Soils,  etc. 
Horticulture  3 

Soils,  etc. 
Horticulture  3 

Horticulture  3 
Horticulture  3 


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COURSE   OF   STUDY 


The  first  year  in  the  course  of  study  at  the  University  Farm  School 
is  devoted  largely  to  the  fundamental  sciences  upon  which  agriculture 
is  based.  During  the  next  two  years  the  emphasis  is  placed  upon 
technical  training  in  the  various  branches  of  agricultural  industry. 


HEREFORD    BABIES 


The  first  two  years  are  the  same  for  all  students;  during  the  third 
year  choice  must  be  made  between  groups  of  studies  dealing  with 
different  phases  of  agriculture.  While  the  aim  throughout  is  eminently 
practical,  that  word  is  broadly  interpreted.  The  school  seeks  to  train 
its  students  for  successful  living,  as  well  as  for  successful  farming. 
To  promote  this  wider  success,  the  course  of  study  includes  subjects 
which  tend  to  promote  the  growth  of  a  broad-minded  patriotism,  and 
to  develop  the  capacity  for  aesthetic  enjoyment. 


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Animal  Industry 

The  study  of  animals  begins  in  the  second  year  with  a  course  in 
stock  judging — dairy  and  beef  cattle,  sheep,  swine,  horses  and  mules. 
This  is  accompanied  by  lectures  and  practice  in  the  handling  and 
management  of  livestock.  During  the  third  year  students  who  wish 
thorough  training  for  practical  stock  raising  are  offered  further  work 
in  the  judging  and  history  of  breeds;  breeding,  blood  lines  and 
pedigrees;  feeding,  milk  production,  and  some  elementary  veterinary 
science. 


HEAD   OF    HEREFORD    HERD 


Botany,  Horticulture  and  Viticulture 

Plant  study  begins  the  first  year  with  plant  physiology.  In  this 
the  aim  is  to  show  by  experiment  how  plants  feed,  and  the  proper 
conditions  for  their  growth;  each  experiment  is  followed  by  its 
practical  application.  Botany,  as  the  science  which  has  especially 
to  do  with  growing  plants,  is  taught  as  a  general  foundation  for  other 
agricultural  subjects.  On  individual  garden  plots  plants  of  different 
families  are  cultivated  by  methods  applicable  on  a  large  scale.  In 
addition  to  the  laboratory  work  students  spend  a  large  part  of  their 
time  throughout  the  year  in  outside  work  of  a  practical  nature. 


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Botany  is  followed  in  the  second  year  by  horticulture.  The 
different  deciduous  and  subtropical  fruits  are  studied  with  reference 
to  propagation,  planting,  pruning,  tillage,  spraying  and  the  like.  In 
the  third  year,  those  who  intend  to  make  horticulture  their  special 
work  continue  the  study  of  fruits,  and  take  up  the  consideration  of 
special  problems  of  the  fruit  grower.  There  are  excursions  to  visit 
packing  houses  and  other  places  of  interest,  and  one  half  of  the  time 
is  spent  in  actual  horticultural  work. 

During  the  third  year,  also,  special  instruction  is  given  in  viti- 
culture. The  work  will  include  the  study  of  varieties ;  enemies  of  the 
vine,  with  methods  of  combating  them ;  resistant  roots ;  budding  and 
grafting;  pruning,  and  other  practical  matters. 

Chemistry 

The  purpose  of  this  course  is  to  give  the  student  an  idea  of  the 
scope  of  general  chemistry,  through  a  study  of  the  principal  elements 
and  their  compounds;  and  to  lay  a  foundation  for  the  understanding 
of  chemical  relationships  as  they  are  discovered  in  plant  and  animal 
life,  and  utilized  in  agricultural  industries. 


SHORTHORN    HEIFER 


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Dairy  Industry 

The  prescribed  work  in  dairy  industry  runs  through  the  second 
year.  The  first  term  is  devoted  to  study  of  the  nature  and  composition 
of  milk,  practice  in  testing  for  butter  fat,  and  in  the  use  of  other 
tests.  Dairy  bacteriology  and  dairy  sanitation  are  also  taken  up. 
During  the  second  term  the  subjects  given  are  dairy  manufactures 
and  market  milk.  The  former  deals  with  the  creaming  of  milk, 
running  separators,  and  the  handling  of  milk  in  the  manufacture  of 
cheese  or  butter.  The  latter  is  concerned  with  milk  production  and 
its  handling  for  market. 

Students  who  have  made  good  records  in  the  required  courses  may 
arrange  for  additional  dairy  work  in  the  third  year.  It  is  recom- 
mended that  the  student  should  have  had  some  practical  experience 
upon  a  dairy  farm,  in  a  creamery,  cheese  factory,  or  market  milk 
plant,  before  taking  this  work. 

Drawing  and  Shop  Work 

Ten  hours  a  week  throughout  the  first  year  is  given  to  practice 
in  instrumental  drawing,  shop  work  in  carpentry  and  forging,  and 
practical  work  in  farm  carpentry,  concrete,  etc.  Students  thus  obtain 
valuable  training  of  hand  and  eye,  as  well  as  practical  acquaintance 
with  tools  and  knowledge  of  materials. 


HOLSTEIN-FRIESIAX 


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English 

The  course  in  English  aims  to  train  students  to  understand,  to 
appreciate  and  to  use  clear  and  well  chosen  English.  Much  of  the 
first  year's  work  is  given  to  practice  in  the  elements  of  composition 
and  in  reading,  with  study  of  the  principles  of  syntax  and  careful 
attention  to  spelling.  During  the  second  year  an  attempt  is  made  to 
develop  a  feeling  for  well-marked  differences  in  style,  by  a  study  of 
literary  forms.  In  the  third  year  a  brief  survey  is  made  of  the 
development  of  English  literature  from  Chaucer  to  Tennyson. 

Farm  Machinery 

This  course  aims  to  convey  to  the  student  an  idea  of  what  con- 
stitutes efficiency  in  the  different  types  of  farm  implements;  what 
are  the  common  defects  of  material,  design  and  workmanship  to  be 
guarded  against  when  buying  them ;  and  what  principles  govern  their 
adjustment  and  use.  The  implements  studied  include  those  commonly 
used  in  preparing  the  land,  in  sowing  and  in  harvesting  crops;  also 
pumps,  engines,  motors  and  tractors. 

History,  Civics  and  Economics 

To  participate  intelligently  in  the  social  and  political  life  of  our 
country  to-day,  one  needs  to  have  some  understanding  of  the  develop- 
ment of  our  institutions,  and  of  their  essential  relationships.  An 
attempt  is  made  to  trace  the  most  important  influences  of  English  and 
continental  European  history  upon  the  origin  and  development  of 
American  society  and  government ;  to  show  the  methods  by  which  our 
government  is  carried  on,  and  point  out  the  nature  of  the  citizen's 
relation  to  it;  and  to  explain  some  of  the  greater  economic  forces  by 
which  American  life  is  shaped. 

Irrigation  and  Surveying 

The  first  two  years'  work  in  mathematics  is  prerequisite  to  this 
course.  It  includes  practice  in  the  use  of  surveying  instruments,  land 
measurement,  the  planning  and  laying  out  of  irrigation  systems,  ditch 
construction  and  similar  subjects.  A  part  of  the  Farm  is  actually 
under  irrigation,  and  the  practical  working  of  different  methods  of 
applying  Avater  to  the  land  may  be  studied  to  advantage.  Through 
class  exercises  and  reference  reading,  students  learn  to  understand 
the  conditions  affecting  the  duty  of  water  for  various  crops  under 
different  conditions. 


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Mathematics  and  Physics 

The  course  in  mathematics  begins  with  a  study  of  advanced 
arithmetic,  and  continues  with  selected  work  in  algebra,  plane 
geometry  and  trigonometry  during  the  first  two  years.  The  instruc- 
tion has  a  practical  aim  throughout,  with  many  applications  to  farm 
problems  in  land  measurement,  etc. ;  common  formulae  in  mechanics 
and  building,  ditch  construction  and  other  practical  subjects.  In  the 
third  year  a  brief  study  of  some  of  the  principles  of  physics  prepares 
for  an  understanding  of  their  applications  in  farm  mechanics;  for 
example,  in  farm  implements  and  structures,  in  steam  boilers,  gas 
engines  and  motors;  in  problems  of  water  supply  and  drainage,  etc. 

Poultry  Husbandry 

This  is  an  elective  course  given  in  the  third  year.  It  takes  up 
carefully  and  systematically  all  branches  of  poultry  work;  students 
have  individual  practice  in  operating  incubators  and  brooders,  and  in 
all  the  work  of  the  poultry  plant,  including  the  dressing  and  market- 
ing of  fowls,  planning  and  construction  of  poultry  buildings,  and  all 
related  subjects.  Poultry  diseases  and  methods  of  dealing  with  them 
are  also  studied. 

Soils  and  Farm  Crops 

Crop  production  is  here  taken  up  with  reference  both  to  the  plant 
and  to  the  soil.  On  the  one  hand  the  work  includes  a  study  of  the 
relations,  adaptability  and  uses  of  the  more  important  farm  crops, 
with  their  habits  of  growth  and  methods  of  cultivation,  grading  and 
marketing.  There  is  also  practice  in  seed  selection,  and  in  the 
identification  of  common  weed  seeds,  with  methods  of  weed  eradica- 
tion or  control.  On  the  other  hand  the  course  deals  in  a  practical  way 
with  the  physical  and  chemical  properties  of  soils.  Studies  in  the 
value  of  cultivation,  mulches  and  other  methods  of  conserving  soil 
moisture  are  followed  by  investigations  into  the  conditions  of  soil  fer- 
tility; the  selection,  application  and  relative  efficiency  of  fertilizers; 
crop  rotation,  green  manures  and  other  practical  means  of  preserving 
and  increasing  the  fertility  of  the  land. 

Use  of  the  Library 

The  course  of  instruction  in  the  University  Farm  School  can  be  at 
best  only  an  introduction  to  the  sciences  and  arts  of  agriculture.  One 
of  the  greatest  services  it  can  render  the  student  is  to  teach  him  to 


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use  intelligently  the  literature  of  his  profession.  The  bulletins  and 
other  periodicals  of  the  U.  S.  Department  of  Agriculture  and  of  the 
Agricultural  Experiment  Stations ;  the  standard  works  of  reference ; 
the  many  valuable  books  of  a  popular  nature  dealing  with  various 
branches  of  agriculture;  the  large  number  of  papers  and  magazines 
devoted  to  general  agriculture  or  to  specialized  branches; — all  these 
taken  together  form  an  invaluable  store  of  information  and  suggestion 
to  the  farmer  who  knows  how  to  use  them.  The  school  has  a  well 
chosen  and  growing  library,  which  covers  quite  completely  the  field 
described  above.  Students  are  assigned  reference  reading  in  nearly 
all  classes,  and  learn  how  to  use  the  resources  which  any  farmer  may, 
and  every  farmer  should,  have  at  his  command. 

Weekly  Assembly 

One  period  each  week  is  set  aside  for  a  general  assembly  of  the 
student  body.  It  is  hoped  to  make  this  hour  of  considerable  value  to 
the  students,  through  talks  by  instructors,  addresses  by  visitors,  and 
by  other  means  that  may  be  available  from  time  to  time.  This  hour 
will  also  afford  an  opportunity  for  practice  in  public  speaking  by 
the  students. 


POLAND    CHINA 


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UNIVERSITY    FARM    SCHOOL    STUDENTS.    1911-12 


First  Year  Class 


Dolph  C.  Allen Alspaugh,  Tulare  Co. 

Rand  W.  Avery Porterville 

Vernon  L.  Axtell Riehville,   Butte  Co. 

Robert     T.     Band Porterville 

Albert   B.   Barton Imperial 

Arthur   B.    Bettinger Los    Angeles 

Albert    A.    Boyce Auburn 

Chester  R.   Cramer San    Francisco 

Irl    D.    Dickson Fairoaks 

Frank    E.    Falor Eureka 

Forrest  Fissell Davis 

Earl    A.    Ford Ukiah 

Robert  B.  Frick Presidio,    San   Francisco 

George  J.   Giguette ....Pasadena 

Charles    Good.. Bakersfield 

Joseph   C.   Harlow San   Francisco 

Karl    Hummel Wrights 

Robert  W.   Hummell  Oakland 

Leland    W.    Huntington Piedmont 

Fred    L.     Kulper Sacramento 

Howard    F.    Lacev .Oakland 


Oliver    P.    Lucas Yisalia 

Orel    M.    Lucas Yisalia 

John    M.    Luft Davis 

Winfred    H.    Moebus Vlameda 

Eric    R.    Nordquist Milwaukee,    Wis. 

Russell   Noyes San    Francisco 

Roll  in    Rowe    Davis 

James   E.    Schumann Los   Gatos 

Allan    11.    Showier Sacramento 

Frank    Smith   Martell 

L.    Myrvan    Sparks Dixon 

Charles    J.     Stetson Napa 

Frank    B.    Stetson Napa 

Manuel  E.  Tarriba Sinaloa,   Mexico 

Sensuke    Ura    Alameda 

George   D.   Walton Red   Bluff 

Harold   S.   Weeks Alameda 

Joseph    A.    Weldon Sacramento 

George    Wilson Walnut    Grove 

William    R.    Yarbrough.. Maxwell,    Colusa  Co. 


Second  Year  Class 


Robert   S.    Brown ...Davis 

Everett  Caldwell Alturas 

Ralph   A.    Chesson Fairoaks 

(Partial   standing) 

Paul  D.  Cookson Santa  Maria 

Elford    F.    Curtis Napa 

Eugene    H.    Fisk Davis 

Paul    Goodhue. Hemet 

Charles  A.   Halsey Honolulu,  T.  H. 

Charles   H.    Hearn San   Francisco 

Marion  R.   Laird Mt.  Dome,   Siskiyou  Co. 

Flint  M.    Lamport : Sacramento 

Raymond  M.  Lelong San  Francisco 

(Partial   standing) 


Howard    Linn... Chico 

Denver   H.    Lyons Davis 

George  H.  McKaig San  Francisco 

(Partial    standing) 

Forest   C.   Macintosh San   Miguel 

Edgar  J.  Malmgren San   Rafael 

Frank    C.    Negus Daunt 

Albert    J.    Reed Davis 

Edward  C.  Reed Davis 

John    S.    Rowell Sanger 

"  Thomas  W.   Ward Oakland 

Harry    L.    Woodward ....Manteca 

(Partial   standing) 


Third  Year  Class 


'    Sune  W.  von  Christierson Cupertino 

.     Lloyd   G.    Cullen San   Francisco 

(Partial   standing) 

•    Hans    H.    Duveneck    Alameda 

Walter    S.    Grieve Davis 

Dio   F.    Koetitz Alameda 


John  O.  Rowe Davis 

(Partial   standing) 

^Leonard  R.  Ward Oakland 

Edward    C.    Watson Dixon 

(Partial  standing) 


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Special  Students 


Sheldon  Allen Santa  Clara 

Herbert  C.    Bates Orange 

Thomas  J.   Bowcock... ..Davis 

James    J.    Boyd.. <• Willows 

Raymond  E.  Clifford Tulare 

Wiley  W.   Dickson ....Fairoaks 

Earl  M.  Dobbs ..Berkeley 

Homer  J.  Downing Chico 

Robert  L.  Gibbons.. Orangevale 

Milton   P.  Hall San   Francisco 

William  Harkey   Gridley 

Herbert  S.  Hedrick Santa  Paula 

Cleon    Koetitz Alameda 

L.  Thornton  Lyman. ...Kapoho,  Puna,  T.  H. 


Bernard  Mason Mountain  View 

Murdo  MacKenzie  Davis 

/Roy   J.    Miller Oakland 

Arthur  Moore San  Jose 

Neil  O'Neil  San  Francisco 

John   W.    Raibley Moneta 

Benjamin   W.    Selby Ventura 

Hubert   H.    Sortor Tulare 

Garrett  L.   Stock San  Diego 

Albert  J.  Thille Santa   Paula 

Robert  Vickery  Oakland 

Lawrence  A.   Ward Glen  dale 

Harold  M.  Williams... .Salt  Lake  City,  Utah 


First  Year  Class  41 

Second  Year  Class  23 

Third   Year   Class 8 

Special  Students  27 


Total 


99 


